Lucien’s POV
We sat in the wardroom waiting for the doctor’s report and the doctor. I had never felt suspense like I did on that day. My heart ponded in my chest as I stared at Zane who paced back and forth the room in frustration. “Where is the damn doctor?!” he growled angrily. “I am here,” the doctor announced as he pushed open the door with a file in his arm. And behind him was two other doctors who looked like they had just seen a ghost. I know from experience that when doctors form a pack to deliver a news to someone, especially my family, it was never something pleasant. “Prince Zane, Lady Brielle…” “Let me cut you off there Doctor,” Brielle said with groans of pain as she sat up to look at them in the eyes. “I already know about your judicial crap, so deliver the bad news,” I sighed heavily and relaxed my back on the chair to listen to what he had to say. “Your scans and test result came in, and there was no forced entry in the vagina that we can use for a rape case, although the pink wolfsbane in your system is a drug that stimulates sexual hormones and creates hallucinations. It is illegal and the report have been sent to your mansion incase you are building a case.” He started and then took a pause to stare at the other doctors. Impatiently i ordered, “Speak and stop wasting my time!” “I am sorry, the child is dead. We would like to conduct an operation to remove…” And suddenly everything went blank, I could see the doctor’s lips moving but I couldn’t make out a single word. My heart felt like it was been stabbed continuously as tears escaped my eyes. I felt angry but the emotions I was feeling were not mine. I turned to Brielle who sat speechless, staring at the doctors as they spoke. I knew it was her heartbreak I felt, and I had no idea what to do to fix it. Zane’s hand was across his face as he fell to his knees. And with pain, he asked “When are you to carry out the surgery?” “As…as soon as you give the g…go ahead,” The doctor stuttered as his hands shook in fear. “Careful doc, those hands need to be steady for surgery,” I said as I stood up from my seat. “We wouldn’t want you nipping a vein,” I whispered into his ear as I walk past him. I never thought I could feel that way again, protective, furiously in love to the point of breaking my bones to satisfy her. I looked around and I knew there was just one thing that could ease my pain. So I got into my car and took the long drive to satisfy my cravings. Sitting in the bedroom where he did all those things to her, I realized something. That my body was shaking with excitement that I couldn’t contain. “Come on ladies,” Rio chirped as he wrapped his hands around two of his slut that he brought into the bedroom. I watched them kiss and moan from the dark side of the room, with my brain thinking of the perfect way to cement that moment into his memory forever. “Fuck me Alpha Rio,” the brunette moaned as he sat on him and rode his manhood like a horse. “All of you, get out,” I said softly from the dark corner, catching their attention. Immediately the girl jumped off him in fear as they finally noticed my presence. “How did you get in here? Better question, how did you conceal your scent?” he asked as I looked at me with surprise on his face. “Come on Rio, put on your trousers. I have seen enough of your balls for one lifetime,” I said to him as I tossed the trouser to him. “And girls, please get out,” I said calmly with a smile. “Girls, please leave before our dear Lucien do something hurtful to you. And you know I can’t let that happen,” Rio said to the girls, making them blush and causing their cheeks to turn red. Immediately, the girls ran out with their clothes in their arms. I waited for him to put on his trousers before I got close to him. “The child died,” I said to his face and waited for his next words because that would determine what I would do next. “Oh, I am so sorry for your loss. Please send my condolences to the parents, it’s very sad,” he replied with a sad look. His face upside down like he was grieving and all it made me feel was pain and a fire in my stomach. “You drugged her to rape her, and you knew she was living with me,” I muttered as I stared at him in the eyes. Furiously, I released my fist on his face causing blood to ooze out of his mouth as he bit down on his tongue. “You maniac!” he exclaimed with a smile dancing on his lips. “She bit down on her tongue, probably to kill your satisfaction. Now you know how she felt,” I said to him and then walked to the door to lock it. “You can’t beat me, I am not your average wolf,” “You are right, you are not,” I remarked as I put the key to the door in my pocket and pulled up the sleeve off my shirt. “Unlike my brother who rages and runs head on to fight, I plan. I make moves like chess pieces in a board and the first thing I got a whiff of was the hatred some of your workers have for you,” “You bribed them to poison me and you think it will work? My dear Lucien, I eat poison for breakfast,” he responded with a smirk on his face. And then finally he noticed it, the blood coming out his mouth and tongue were not stopping. He looked at me with despair in his eyes. “What did you do?” “As I was saying, I don’t bring knife to a knife fight. I bring a chainsaw,” I growled as I pulled on him to the floor and began punching into his skull. Repeatedly, the blows made an echo in the mansion, loud enough to be heard in every room. I stopped when I saw how distorted his face was, but I wasn’t satisfied yet. I pulled him to the bed as he whizzed for breath with his hands stretched out. “I really wish I had more time to experiment on you, I wanted to hold the heart that gave you the courage to go after what is mine,” “How is this possible?” he managed to ask as he choked on his own blood. “You have been drinking and eating silver, normal werewolves would be dead but because you are a freak, you will survive the poison but you won't me,” I responded and turned him over to look him in the eyes. “In the next one minute, this place would be flooded with your guard. So, I better get to it,” I sighed as I held his hand and broke every finger on it. He roared in pain as I held on to them with a smile. “I will be back and trust me, next time, I will break more than just fingers and pretty face.” I said to him with a gentle pat on the head. By the time his guard burst through the door, I had taken my exit out.Epilogue Third Person's POV “How are you holding up?” Rio asked Brielle after the council of Alpha that was held in the Eclipse pack. Brielle decided not to attend the meeting because it felt like torture to be around people at the time. “Fine, everyday, a new process and new method of looking forward,” She responded with a smile. Rio's face was covered in slash scars that were still healing. “It's been weeks but I can still feel the tension,” he confessed as he laid his back against a post. “Crescent pack has begun a democratic form of leadership that will be overseen by Eclipse and the Blue Moon. As from now on, they will elect their own leaders,” “You know soon, this method will spread across other packs,” I pointed out. “Looking forward to it,” he replied with a grin. “It surely beats being born into a responsibility you didn't ask for,” “True,” Brielle reacted. “Everything is going fine, I'm free but yet I don't feel free,” He walked to her side and exhaled heavily. “
Brielle's POV“You think anger adds to strength, it doesn't,” Chase's wolf said. I was spooked when I heard it speak, it wasn't possible for a wolf to speak but I knew Chase wasn't a normal alpha like the rest. He had his paws in Lucien, crushing him to the floor. Rio and Zane were holding the rest of the alphas back and Angelina stood by the corner. She was the first one to notice me. “Why are you doing this?” I asked him. They were all shocked to see me on my feet. I held the dagger I had pulled out of my back and a sudden relief came over me. “Impossible,” Chase remarked. “You won't just die,” “No!” Angelina roared. Lucien transformed back and hurried to me. His body was scarred with claw marks and slashes. “How? Where? What's going on?” He was surprised to see me. His hands couldn't let go of mine as tears escaped his eyes. “I'm sorry, I should have protected you,” “I'm here now and we have a job to finish,” I said to him as I wiped his tears. “It's strange seeing you cry
Third Person's POV Everything felt cold, her mind sunk into the darkness and gradually got pulled into a strange void. An occurrence that caused her to gasp suddenly and jolt awake. Brielle woke up in a room, on a bed. She looked around in confusion and fright and realized it was her old room, the one back home in Crescent. She had almost forgotten how it was. “How?” She asked herself, looking around again curiously. She tried flashing back to what she remembered last but it felt blank to her. She remembered being stabbed by a lady called Angelina but it felt like a dream to her. “Sweetheart,” someone pushed open the room's door. She cowered backwards when he stepped in. It was like seeing a ghost and he was a ghost. “Brielle, are you okay? You seem frightened, honey? Is it the nightmares again?” “Dad,” she exhaled heavily, her heart thumping against her chest as she drew closer to her father. “How…how is this possible?” “How is what?” Her dad asked with a perplexed look. “I
Lucien's POV “You fight like a little boy,” Chase remarked as he crushed my windpipe with his boot. I was only able to take down two alphas before they brought me down. I could hear Rio grunting from a distance as he fought against the alpha from the north. The man fought like a beast, moved like a predator stalking its prey. He took Rio by surprise, faster than his size. “I never liked you, Lucien. I told your sister that you are nothing to me and she tried to make your existence somewhat meaningful,” He spoke with pride in his voice as he applied more force on the boot that was against my throat. “Y…you are going to die for that,” I wheezed. The air in my lungs slowly went out but I knew I had to keep fighting, I had to keep Brielle safe, I had to keep my brother safe. It was my responsibility. “I would love to s__” That was the point of his sentence that I heard. My eyes became instantly filled with a buzzing sound that disoriented my entire system. My hands shivered tremendo
Brielle's POV“Where are they?” I asked her. She stood still and slowly, the darkness around began to clear up. It was sucked into a vortex above. That was when I realized that I was in a room with chains and weapons around. “Brielle,* Zane called out behind me. I ran into his arms as he stood by the edge of the room with the Priestess. “How did you get in here?” The priestess asked. “She heard the voices,” Suzie responded as she gently changed into a new pair of shoes. “She could hear the voices of the damned. Maybe because she is part of the damned,” “What is she talking about?” I was curious to know. The look on the priestess face made it scarier to want to know. “Only few people are allowed to hear the other side, listen to what they say, the story they have to say. We call them Whisperers,” The priestess explained as she took a seat next to the fireplace. Her old raggy clothes couldn't hide the fear she felt. “Do you want to tell her?” Suzie referred to the Priestess. “D
Lucien's POV.“I need them here as soon as possible,” I said to the squad leader on the phone. “And General, stay safe,” “Brielle! Damn it!” Rio's voice caught my attention. It was coming from.the dining chambers. I hurried in to meet his hand on her, she was looking almost lifeless. “Rio!” I growled and pulled him away from her. “What the fuck did you do to her?” I held her hand and it was cold as ice. She was mumbling words that I couldn't understand, saying them on repeat as she was glued to the spot she stood. I couldn't move her, it was like moving an unmovable pillar. “She's sucked into wherever they are,” Rio replied as he examined her beside me. “I saw her got called by it. She was drawn to it, they wanted her in there,” “Who is they? You keep saying they, I didn't even know who THEY are,” I retorted. I was falling deeper into the confusion with each glance. I had no idea what to do because both my brother and the priestess that could help were both trapped in wherever